Lucile Randon, a French nun who was the oldest known person on Earth, died at age 118, French media outlets Tuesday, following a long life that began before the first World War and that Randon credited to a daily glass of wine.
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Randon, better known to the people of France by her nickname Sister André, died in her sleep this week at theSainte Catherine Labouré nursing home spokesman David Tavella said Ranon’s death was “a great sadness” but that for her, “it’s a liberation.” in April 2022 at 118 years old, after the death of Kane Tanako, a Japanese woman who lived to be 119.
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